diff --git a/pig/pom.xml b/pig/pom.xml
index fd136e380d3..bc1f6f0a3c3 100644
--- a/pig/pom.xml
+++ b/pig/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.python</groupId>
             <artifactId>jython-standalone</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>